Are Solar Panels Worth It In Granville?

Granville is located in Queensland about 216.6 km north of Brisbane and 24.8 km south east of Torbanlea. Granville has a latitude of 25.5 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Granville, QLD

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Granville homeowners to install solar. They give "STCs" (small-scale technology certificates) to people who add a solar power system to their home.

The government divides the country into "Zones" depending on the rated solar potential. You get more support or less depending on your zone. Granville is in Climate Zone 3 which has a rating of 1.382.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Granville during 2024 would give you 96 ST Certificates worth $3830.40 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

If you wait until 2025 for your panels the rebate in Granville will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Granville

Rebate for Granville Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW29$1157.10
4 kW38$1516.20
5 kW48$1915.20
6 kW58$2314.20
6.6 kW63$2513.70
10 kW96$3830.40
12 kW116$4628.40
15 kW145$5785.50

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Granville by month. The maximum is 6.87 kWh/M2 in December. The minimum is 3.52 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Granville
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan24.036.68
Feb21.856.07
Mar19.865.52
Apr17.264.80
May14.313.97
Jun12.673.52
Jul13.803.83
Aug16.884.69
Sep20.205.61
Oct22.496.25
Nov24.526.81
Dec24.746.87

Figures from the weather station at Brian Pastures, which is approximately 99.3 km from Granville.

Granville, QLD is in the 4650 postcode area which has around 6069 solar installations under 10 kW and about 6338 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 16192 households in the 4650 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.96 kW) for about every 2.7 dwellings.

Here are 23 solar installers near to or in Granville.

Solar Installers near toGranville
NameDistanceDetails
Simple Solar Solutions14.9kmSimple Solar Solutions is based in Maryborough, QLD.
Off Grid Lifestyle Solutions14.9kmOff Grid Lifestyle Solutions is based in Booral, QLD.
GCR Solar Hervey Bay27.0kmGCR Solar Hervey Bay is based in Pialba, QLD.
Hush Energy - Wide Bay Solar Power27.5kmHush Energy - Wide Bay Solar Power is based in Dundowran, QLD.
Solarlife28.1kmSolarlife is based in Howard, QLD.
ALZ Group29.2kmALZ Group is based in Hervey Bay, QLD.
Sunjuice Solar29.6kmSunjuice Solar is based in Pialba, QLD.
Solahart Hervey Bay29.8kmSolahart Hervey Bay is based in Pialba, QLD.
12 Volt Solar Systems29.9km12 Volt Solar Systems is based in Pialba, QLD.
Elevate Solar29.9kmElevate Solar is based in Pialba, QLD.
EAVA Solutions32.1kmEAVA Solutions is based in Toogoom, QLD.
SUNSAVER68.6kmSUNSAVER is based in Bundaberg, QLD.
Haimes Industries69.6kmHaimes Industries is based in Svensson Heights, QLD.
Cooloola Solar Systems71.3kmCooloola Solar Systems is based in Victory Heights, QLD.
Island Energy - Gympie72.2kmIsland Energy - Gympie is based in Gympie, QLD.
Allways Earth73.9kmAllways Earth is based in Gympie, QLD.
Energy Rich79.9kmEnergy Rich is based in Thabeban, QLD.
Solar ‘N’ Sat82.0kmSolar ‘N’ Sat is based in Svensson Heights, QLD.
Twyford Solar Bundaberg83.0kmTwyford Solar Bundaberg is based in Bundaberg Central, QLD.
AC Electrical & Air/ Bundaberg Solar83.1kmAC Electrical & Air/ Bundaberg Solar is based in Bundaberg Central, QLD.
Solahart Bundaberg83.3kmSolahart Bundaberg is based in Bundaberg East, QLD.
Scott Burke Electrical83.7kmScott Burke Electrical is based in Bundaberg East, QLD.
Local Solar Solutions83.8kmLocal Solar Solutions is based in Bundaberg Central, QLD.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Granville

Sunlight Hours in Granville

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 13 hours 43 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Granville

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 25.5° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Granville, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Grantville, VIC, which is about 1581.8 kms away.

The data used for this page was sourced from Australian Government Clean Energy Regulator, Australian Bureau of Meterology, Australian Photovoltanic Institute, Clean Energy Council, Government Solar Incentives sites, open source Australian postcode data and other online sources.